Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-06
GALLAGHER LET'S HER GO
AND MAKES SOME DAMAGING DIS
CLOSURES AT MORRIS, ILLS,

Resulting in "a Little Diversion in Which
the Lawyers Let Their Angry Passions
Kise-The Defense at Sioux City Pro-
duce Some Good Witnesses and Prom
Use Regular Crusher.
MORRIS, Ills, April g. The characteristic
features of Tuesdays trial of Watt, and
Schwartz was the testimony of Frank Wind,
detective in tie employ Of Pinkerton, and
that OF William J. Gallagher, who is serving
a one-year sentence in the Joliet penitentiary
for participating in election frauds. Wind
stated that he overheard Watt and Schwartz
talking privately in saloon on Cottage
Grove avenue, In Chicago. Wind was de-
tective in the employ of Pinkerton and had
been acting as brakeman and boarding with
Watt. Defendants were talking about
Schwartz's prospective trip east, and Watt
said: 81 want you to be very careful of your
self when you go east, and not give anything
up" Schwartz replied: "My God, Newt,
thought you knew me better than that;
would not tell even my wife"
The witness forgot what else he overheard,
and Attorney Wing handed him memoir
| anda to refresh his memory. Attorney Case,
Of the defense, stepped up and snatched the
paper. Wing glared at him fiercely, and
gave him warning not to snatch any moro
papers The court interposed, and the e&-
| animation proceeded. the witness testifying
| to a few ether conversations of a similar
| character
William ]. Gallagher testified that he was
committed to Cook county Jail Oct. 6, 1856
| He related in detail how he had become in-
innate with Schwartz and wormed himself
into his confidence while in the jail Echwart.
| acknowledged having considerable money
but was going TO tell, if questioned about it
| that he won most of it at l25 Clark street ir
| q gambling house. Witness advised him net
to do SO, as Pinkertotl was acquainted with
every gambler, and could easily ascertain
| One evening Schwartz had inquired of wit
| ness what $40, 900 in American money would
be worth in Europe, saying he expected tt
take trip there if he ever got out of tn.
| bigamy scrape. They had numerous other
| conversations, in each of which Schwartz
| gave small inklings that he knew something
of the Rock Island murder and robbery case
On the evening of Dec. Is they were playing
cards whom Schwartz asked witness whaI
difficulty it was he ard Col Bowm An (one Of
the attorneys for the iefense) were mixed III
in at Philadelphia.
Witness replied; 1--WE were both in
dicted-n but before he could finish the sen
tence the counsel for the defense made sucl
an uproar that nothing could be understood
and for moment general melee seemat
imminent. Mr.. Bowman for the first tim
addressed the court and denounced the wit
ness and counsel for the prosecution. A dis
cussion ensued regarding the importance ans
inpertinency of the testimony. and it con
sumed so much time thar the hour for ad
journment arrived.
During the discussion MI. Case idmpe,
up and very excitedly said that the prasecu
ton seemed bent on spending its venom O
the counsel for the defense They hav
sought to throw mud on each one Of th
counsel for the defense. These gentleme
talked over this evidence and knew all abou
it. It was deliberate trap, and they hno'
it. am responsible for everything l say i
this case
Mr.. Slough made an almost insu1ihle OF
lection to the character of Mr. Cases speech
whom the latter jumped up again and said
or rather shouted: If you don't like my r,
marks, you can swallow them, and if vo
are too billions TO swallow thlm, III fai
| them down yOiIr throat -